Chain Assassination

two generic mana one black mana Instant

Freerunning one generic mana one black mana (You may cast this spell for its freerunning cost if you dealt combat damage to a player this turn with an Assassin or commander.)

Destroy target creature. If another creature died this turn, draw a card.

"Who needs stealth when there's no one left to raise the alarm?" —Jacob Frye

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Chain Assassination rulings

2024-07-05
If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Chain Assassination tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won’t draw a card even if another creature has died this turn.
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If the target creature is a legal target but isn’t destroyed, most likely because it has indestructible, you’ll still draw a card if another creature died this turn.
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Once an Assassin creature or commander you control deals combat damage to a player in a turn, you can cast spells for their freerunning costs for the rest of that turn. It doesn’t matter what happens to that Assassin or commander after that.

Chain Assassination keyword rules

Freerunning Rule 702.173

Freerunning is a static ability that functions on the stack. “Freerunning [cost]” means “You may pay [cost] rather than pay this spell’s mana cost if a player was dealt combat damage this turn by a creature that, at the time it dealt that damage, was an Assassin creature or a commander under your control.” Casting a spell for its freerunning cost follows the rules for paying alternative costs in rules and –h.